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Does anyone get a reaction from the Celtic fans quite like Neil Lennon? Respected as a player, heralded as a manager and above all else representing the support on the pitch and in the dugout. He’s had to deal with vile abuse his entire career, included being subjected to sectarian attacks, on and off the…

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The debate over who will – and should – be the next Celtic manager has been raging ever since Brendan Rodgers snuck out the backdoor in order to pursue his ambition to achieve 7th place in the Premier League. It’s been an emotional debate, centred mostly on a complex and emotional man: Neil Lennon. Whatever…

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There was a time six or seven years back when cheap, shit Neil Lennon masks were all the rage in Glasgow. They could be found at merch stands on the road up to Celtic Park or in those mad 24/7 convenience stores in the city centre (the ones with white tiger stuffed toys in the…

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“Watford is a great club and I made a mistake leaving there when I did. I had been there for seven months and we’d enjoyed a really good second part to the season. It looked like we were ready to build on that and move forward, so the supporters weren’t overly happy when I left,…

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Et tu, Brendan? It wasn’t supposed to be this way. After seven titles and two-and-a-half seasons, Brendan Rodgers is – very likely – leaving Celtic. The day has come far sooner than we all thought. The most domestically successful manager of Celtic’s modern era – chasing a historic Treble Treble – is leaving to take…

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It has been bothering me since I read it. It just seems so haunting. My girlfriend uses it all the time and I have never really thought much about it. But now I can’t get it out of my head. The Record website asked the question and I don’t know the answer: who will make…

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It’s a shame we’re still here – still talking about this and still writing about it. Let’s make this clear from the outset: abuse is wrong. Sectarianism is wrong. What happened to Steve Clarke – and what has happened to Neil Lennon and others in the past – is wrong. But there’s much more nuance…